US6312749B1 - Method and apparatus for producing a corrugated pasta sheet, facilitating adherence of sauce to surface - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for producing a corrugated pasta sheet, facilitating adherence of sauce to surface Download PDF

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US6312749B1
US6312749B1 US09/626,728 US62672800A US6312749B1 US 6312749 B1 US6312749 B1 US 6312749B1 US 62672800 A US62672800 A US 62672800A US 6312749 B1 US6312749 B1 US 6312749B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A21—BAKING; EDIBLE DOUGHS
    • A21C—MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH
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  • the present invention applies to the automatic pasta-making machinery sector and relates, in particular, to a method for producing a corrugated pasta sheet which facilitates the adherence of the sauce to the surface, and an apparatus which puts this method into operation.
  • the process basically consists of the pasta being fed through the hole in the die plate at a high temperature and then blasted by a strong current of cold air, accelerated by purposely-designed fans, before being rolled by fitted rollers.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a method whereby corrugated pasta is produced which is genuinely capable of retaining the sauce; a method which is simple and reliable; which is capable of ensuring that consistent quality standards are maintained over a period of time; and which can be put into operation with the use of machinery of relatively simple construction, cheap to run, durable and requiring minimal servicing.
  • a method for producing a corrugated pasta sheet facilitating the adherence of the sauce to the surface, in which the pasta sheet is obtained by forcibly extruding the dough through a slot in a die plate.
  • the method is characterized by the fact that it comprises the stages during which at least one surface of the sheet is crimped repeatedly, using at least one raised arm-type flexible, elasticized blade whose free end comes into contact with the sheet.
  • the blade is bent out of its non-deformed configuration by the reciprocal dragging action exerted on it by the sheet as it passes through the slot and the returning action produced by its elastic properties.
  • the blade acts as a vibrating element which, together with the die plate, enables material on the surface of the pasta sheet to be transferred from one point to another; such transfer producing a pattern on the surface of the pasta sheet while it is being extruded.
  • the method defined by the invention can be used to produce a vast range of rough surface textures, with a variety of geometrical shapes and profiles of different sizes. This therefore allows pasta to be produced which has different, novel characteristics, in terms of both the use to which it is put for the preparation of specific dishes and its external appearance.
  • an apparatus is also supplied, according to claim 12 , with which the method is put into operation, adopting an embodiment which, apart from the vibrating blade, is of a static type and, being free of any moving parts, is capable of ensuring reliable, safe and repetitive performance over a long period of time.
  • FIG. 1 is an overall view of the apparatus according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a partial view of a detail from FIG. 1;
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are partial views of two distinct, alternative variations of the detail illustrated in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a drawing of an alternative embodiment of the apparatus to that illustrated in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 a is an enlarged scale drawing of a variant of FIG. 5;
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are front views of a scale enlargement of a detail taken from FIG. 5, illustrated as two alternative embodiments;
  • FIGS. 8 a to 8 g illustrate corresponding types of pasta, fresh or dried, which can be made with the apparatus illustrated in the preceding figures.
  • the numeral 1 indicates an apparatus, operated in accordance with the method designed to produce a corrugated pasta sheet 2 which facilitates the adherence of the sauce and which is the subject matter of the present invention.
  • the apparatus 1 basically consists of a press used to extrude the dough 12 which in turn comprises, merely by way of example without restriction, a tubular extrusion chamber 13 mounted next to and connected to a tub 14 where the dough 12 is re-mixed and a die plate 4 with a gauged slot 3 .
  • a screw conveyor 15 operated by the relevant drive units 18 , fitted inside the extrusion chamber 13 , picks up the dough 12 from the open, lower base 16 of the tub 14 and transfers it without interruption along a duct 17 leading to the die plate 4 , towards the gauged slot 3 , forcing the dough 12 out of the slot 3 and thereby causing it to take on the shape of the contour of the hole.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises either one or two flexible, elasticized blades 6 , each mounted transversally to the feed path 8 of the sheet 2 as it passes through the slot 3 ; it is secured to the die plate 4 ; it is raised and moved by the die plate 4 towards the sheet 2 in such a manner that its free end 7 comes into contact with the sheet 2 .
  • the blade 6 As the sheet 2 is fed through the slot 3 , the blade 6 is inflected reciprocally by the dragging action exerted on it by the sheet 2 as it passes through the slot 3 and the returning action through which it regains its non-deformed configuration, by virtue of its elastic properties.
  • the reciprocating bending and elastic returning movement of the blade 6 together with the fact that the blade 6 is in continuous contact with the sheet 2 , brings about a transfer of material in the dough, affecting the outer layers of the surface 5 of the sheet 2 in a manner which produces a characteristic crimped texture on the surface of the sheet 2 (see also FIG. 8 a ).
  • the corrugated texture on the sheet 2 produced by crimping the surface 5 is brought about by actually transferring the dough 12 from one point to another over its surface 5 and therefore remains unaltered even after the pasta has been immersed in hot water for cooking.
  • the embodiment of the apparatus 1 which envisages the use of only one blade 6 is particularly suitable for the production of sheets 2 of pasta which are corrugated on only one side, applicable, for example, for the preparation of pasta with fillings of various types such as “orecchiette” (see FIG. 8 d ); “ravioli” (see FIGS. 8 e and 8 f ); “tortellini or tortelloni” (see FIG. 8 g ); and also for pasta shapes which require the sheet 2 to be rolled, and possibly enclose a filling (see FIG. 8 c ).
  • both the upper and lower outer surfaces 5 of the pasta sheet 2 can be corrugated and other types of pasta obtained, such as those illustrated in FIG. 8 b and known as “farfalle” (bow ties).
  • the corrugation design can in fact be modified with the use of single-layer blades 6 of differing lengths and thicknesses, selected appropriately; otherwise, composite blades 6 can be used, made up of more than one layer, one on top of the other, and combined, adopting the lengths, thicknesses and/or construction materials most appropriate.
  • the invention described not only fully achieves the basic object whereby a corrugated pasta sheet 2 is produced whose characteristics endure, remaining intact during the cooking process without any alteration to its geometric form, but also allows macaroni to be extruded whose external surface 5 , or even internal surface 5 , is corrugated around its circumference.
  • the apparatus 1 can be constructed in such a way that the pasta is extruded through a ring-shaped slot 3 (see FIGS. 5 and 5 a ).
  • the parameter of the ring-shaped slot 3 is defined by the combination of an outer edge 10 of the die plate 4 and the surface 20 facing it of a insert pin 21 fitted across the die plate 4 ; in this case, the surface 20 marks the internal edge 11 of the slot 3 .
  • This apparatus 1 which has already been fully described, can be used to produce a sheet 2 which is substantially tubular in shape and is later cut into pieces of an appropriate length by cutting equipment 22 , also of a conventional type.
  • the external surface 5 of the tubular sheet 2 can be corrugated by applying a series of circumferential embossed markings which follow on, one after the other, in the direction in which the sheet is being fed 8 , in the present case, representing the line of axis of the tubular sheet 2 .
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 Specific reference is made in FIGS. 6 and 7 to an embodiment of the apparatus 1 which is capable of corrugating the outer surface 5 of the tubular sheet 2 ; there is no reason however why the inner surface cannot be corrugated in the same way.
  • the blade 6 is structured in such a way that it is rigidly secured to the insert pin 21 along its inner edge 24 and its outer edge 23 is turned to face the die plate 4 , left free to enclose the internal edge 11 of the extrusion slot 3 , together with the die plate 4 .
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